Machame Route Kilimanjaro Trek
Visit: Arusha & Moshi
Discover an exhilarating eight-nights Machame Mount Kilimanjaro trek safari, embracing the challenge and beauty of this iconic peak. Guided by experienced mountain guides, ascend through diverse ecosystems to conquer Uhuru Peak, Africa's highest point, creating enduring memories along the breathtaking Machame route.
| Number of Nights |
| 8 Nights | 9 Days |
| Highlights |
| Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking |
DAY TO DAY ITINERARY
Embark on a captivating journey with our day-to-day itinerary, revealing a seamless blend of adventure, culture, and relaxation from start to finish.
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport with your flight, meet and greet your driver and begin transfer to your hotel in Arusha (approx. 1hr drives) for your stay
Meal Plan: Half board
Accommodation:
Gran Melia Hotel
Early breakfast, checkout and depart to Machame gate approx. 2hrs drive with packed lunch. After registration continue on a 4x4 track till the trail head where you begin your trek through the rain forest zone with your guide. The forest is thick and diverse with flora and fauna. Move through a short and winding path to the first camp.
Meal Plan: Half board
Accommodation:
Machame Camp (3010m or 9875ft)
After early breakfast, take a short hike and trek through the heather and moorland zone up a steep ridge till the semi-circular cliff known as Picnic Rock. From here you have excellent views of Kibo peak, the tallest cone on the mountain where you goal of Uhuru peak is. Also you will see the jagged peaks of the Shira plateaus to the west without forgetting the Tanzania’s second highest mountain (Mount Meru 4563m or 14970ft) that may be seen in the distance.
Meal Plan: Full board
Accommodation:
Shira Two Camp (3845m or 12615ft)
After early breakfast, take a hike towards Kibo cone, steadily climb up and over the edges of the alpine desert to your first high altitude at the lava tower (4630m or 15190ft). From the lava Tower begin your steep descent anti clockwise around Kibo and into the Barranco valley passing the large flowering mountain cacti (Kilimanjaro Senecios) unique to Kilimanjaro.
Meal Plan: Full board
Accommodation:
Barranco Camp (3960m or 12990ft)
After early breakfast, leave the camp and ascend the Barranco wall with picnic lunch. This is an impressive non-technical scramble and gives a feeling of mountain climbing (without any previous experience or advanced equipment required) and the area is rewarded with superb view from the top back into the camp and the Heim glacier on the peak. The remainder of the hike will be through the alpine desert slowly winding around the mountain till the Karanga valley which you descend into and again up till your camp for stay.
Meal Plan: Full board
Accommodation:
Karanga Camp (4040m or 13255ft)
After early breakfast, climb through the empty landscape of the alpine desert where you keep a slow pace even though the path is not extremely steep. At this point, Kibo starts to near and you may finally glimpse the Mawenzi Peak (Kilimanjaro’s second peak) in the east. Spend your time resting at the camp summit while preparing for summit attempt tonight.
Meal Plan: Full board
Accommodation:
Barafu Camp (4640m or 15225ft)
Early morning around 00:00am begin your final ascent to the summit of Uhuru peak through the arctic zone. The trek is steep hike over loose volcanic scree through the dark and cold night and takes a slow pace in a zig -zag pattern towards Stella point (5685m or 18650ft) which is your first stop on the Kibo crater rim. From here a short but difficult hike takes you to Uhuru peak (5895m or 19341ft), the highest point in Africa. Spend a little time at the peak due to extreme altitude and descend back down to the base Camp for your breakfast/brunch. After a recovery meal continue the descent through the alpine desert, heather and moorland and eventually stopping at the Mweka camp in the rain forest zone for a well-deserved rest.
Meal Plan: Full board
Accommodation:
Mweka Camp (3080m or 10105ft)
Early breakfast, checkout from the camp and descent through the southern rain forest until Mweka gate. At arrival meet your driver with a safari vehicle and begin your transfer back to Arusha approx. 3hrs drives. Arrive in Arusha and drop off to your hotel for stay.
Meal Plan: Half board
Accommodation:
Gran Melia Hotel (Deluxe Mount Meru View)
Breakfast, checkout and depart to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.
PACKAGE INCLUDES
All ground transfer as per the package
Meals and accommodation mentioned above
1x night before the climb at a pre-climb hotel in Arusha on a half-board basis
1x night after the climb at a post-climb hotel in Arusha on a half-board basis
All taxes, VAT, and National Park Conservation, Park entry, camping, and rescue fees as applicable
Trained, certified, and experienced English Speaking Mountain guide/s at KINAPA minimum ratios
Personal luggage allowance of 15kg per person carried by 1x luggage porter between campsites
Twice daily health checks with guides and a high-grade medical oximeter
Private portable camping toilets (1 per 5 hikers) including porters to carry
1 Emergency oxygen Cylinder per 5 passengers and first aid kit
Boiled drinking water on trek (from the first camp onwards)
Certificate from Kilimanjaro National Park (when you reach Stella point, Gilman’s point, or Uhuru peak)
PACKAGE EXCLUDES
International & Domestic flights
Airport taxes
Laundry services
Comprehensive travel insurance
Any item of personal nature & Guide gratuities